Earlier today the Federal Communications Commission voted to support strong net neutrality rules.
The reaction from many has been quite like that of Congressman Keith Ellison.
https://twitter.com/AshleyCodianni/status/571023665715920896
Mozilla, Tumblr, Netflix, Etsy, Microsoft, the ACLU, Democracy Now, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the White House, and others have come out in support of the ruling:
Thanks to the FCC for advancing real #NetNeutrality! The Internet will now continue to be awesome for everyone: pic.twitter.com/ZNMdyKKVWM
— Kickstarter (@Kickstarter) February 26, 2015
We had to be there. (@ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – @fccdotgov in Washington, DC) https://t.co/zrdLCk9tID
— Steve Wozniak (@stevewoz) February 26, 2015
But of course, every party has a pooper…
https://twitter.com/Republican_Mrs/status/571039191859130370
…and in this case there are quite a few:
Our fear is that our 4G lead evaporates under Title II just as Europe lost its footing in 3G – MAB #NetNeutrality
— CTIA (@CTIA) February 26, 2015
.@AjitPaiFCC: This order imposes intrusive government regulations to solve a problem that doesn’t exist #NetNeutrality #TitleII
— NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (@NCTAitv) February 26, 2015
FCC's Tom Wheeler excited for Net Neutrality. A solution that won’t work to a problem that doesn’t exist. @AjitPaiFCC pic.twitter.com/35VdYruvJH
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) February 26, 2015
Others are confused about whether net neutrality is a good thing or a bad thing:
https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/570956278601625600
But haters be damned, because the llamas are excited. Just a half an hour ago a band of rogue llamas got loose in Arizona, apparently in the name of net neutrality:
That llama is just excited about #NetNeutrality
— John Colucci (@johncolucci) February 26, 2015
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